Read the excerpt from the crisis, number xiii, by thomas paine."never, i say, had a country so many openings to happiness as this. her setting out in life, like the rising of a fair morning, was unclouded and promising. her cause was good. her principles just and liberal. her temper serene and firm. her conduct regulated by the nicest steps, and everything about her wore the mark of honor."which statement best describes this excerpt? a)most of the sentences contain comma splices. b)it consists mostly of run-on sentences. c)most of the sentences have a similar structure. d)it consists mostly of sentences with varied structures.

The best answer to the question: Which statement best describes this excerpt?, would be, C: Most of the sentences have a similar structure.

Explanation:

First, it is interesting to know that Thomas Paine became central to the American Revolution thanks to his writings, which helped for the most part to convince the American public of supporting the Revolution.

In this particular writing known as "The Crisis, Number XIII" what we see in the excerpt most prominently is the similarity in grammatical structures in the sentences. Almost all of them show parallel structures, they are almost all short sentences, with a few exceptions, as if Paine were trying to list all the good qualities and convince someone of all the good qualities of the country Americans are about to fight for and defend.

C

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